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Jerry Goldsmith, Academy and Emmy Award Winning ComposerThe best orchestration book since Forsyth.

Garry Schyman, G.A.N.G. Award Winning Composer, BioShockI would highly recommend this book to any student or working professional wishing to learn or expand their knowledge of orchestration. If you intend to work professionally the skills imparted by the studies presented here will be of enormous benefit and will give you a professional advantage for your entire career.

Dr. Andrew Mark Sauerwein Composer-in-residence and Assistant Professor of Theory/Composition, Belhaven CollegeFrom the outset, the art and practice of instrumentation and orchestration is best understood by hearing and studying the literature: It’s all there, in the music. Peter Alexander’s Professional Orchestration, Volume 2A, embodies this tradition beautifully, and serves as an indispensable reference tool for anyone wanting to better grasp the art of string-orchestra writing.

Michael Barry www.mikebarry.net Project Manager for the Cinesamples library Hollywood WindsIn Professional Orchestration Volume 2B, Orchestrating the Melody Within the Woodwind and Brass Sections, you'll find b>a unique departure from the generic descriptions provided in the classical orchestration textbooks. Peter has edited and streamlined this information so you can take it straight to your sequencer. You can learn the breakthroughs achieved by Ravel, Stravinsky, among others, which you can then apply to your own music.